Sale: Nomos 8, Lot: 117. Estimate CHF1750. Closing Date: Monday, 21 October 2013. Bidding Closed. |
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THESSALY, Ainianes. Circa 80s (- 40s?) BC. Trihemidrachm or Stater (Silver, 25mm, 7.55 g 12), Hypata. Ariston. ΑΡΙΣΤΩΝ Head of Athena Parthenos to right, wearing an Attic helmet adorned with Pegasos, tendril, and four horse protomes.
Rev. ΑΙΝΙ / ΑΝΩΝ Phemios, as a slinger, nude but for chlamys over his shoulder and sword on baldric, standing facing, head turned to right, shooting his sling to right; behind him, two spears leaning against his right leg. BCD II 40.2 (
this coin). De Callataÿ 2004, 74 (
this coin). SNG Copenhagen 17. Slightly corroded surfaces but clear and attractive. Very fine.
From a northern European collection and from the BCD Collection, Triton XV, 3 January 2012, 40.2.
Struck on the reduced Aiginetic standard.